Kekkon

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Sasuke sighed and raked a hand through his hair as he changed into a casual clothes; it was something his mom was adamant on, no anbu outfits while at home. Mikoto always complained when Itachi refused to listen to her, and went as far as to pull his ear and send the older brother to his room.

Sasuke picked up his clothes from the ground, moving from behind the bamboo changing screen, to toss the items into a wooden hamper.

He sat on the bed with a huff and removed his bulky boots to wear a more comfortable shoes, before standing up and walking towards the garden, where he had felt his mother's chakra.

Their garden was beautiful, even more so now that Sakura personally tended to it. He tried to tell her that they had a gardener, but she would always wave him off or completely ignore him.

A new batch of tulips had recently sprouted with the change of seasons, and the sakura tree had begun to sprout pink blossoms. His Sakura, had also insisted on placing water lilies in their small pond, something that everyone in his family now admired.

The dark haired man took a turn at the corner and squinted his eyes as the bright sun suddenly glared at him. He places a hand over his black orbs as he looked towards his mother and sister-in-law, who were enjoying a cup of tea and lounging on the ground.

Before he knew it the words spilled out of his mouth, "Why isn't Sakura here?"

They both looked up at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Well, hello to you too Sasuke," Mikoto said slightly annoyed at her son's lack of manners.

Sasuke mumbled a greeting, and repeated his question, "Where's Sakura?"

Mikoto smiled cheekily, "Why do you want to know?"

The wise mother was extremely observant, especially since Sakura had entered the household. Apparently the cheeriness of the pink haired girl was contagious, she even caught Fugaku smiling at one of her antics.

Sasuke frowned at his mother, "Because she isn't here with you, and she isn't in our room"

Our room. It was still strange to say even after two months of being married.

"I sent her on an errand, the servants took the day off and I needed some stuff," Sasuke's frown turned into a scowl, but Mikoto quickly caught on.

"I know what you're thinking and no, she wanted to meet a friend of hers while in town," Mikoto said, then adding on, "In fact, why don't you go get her? She's been gone for quite a while."

Sasuke nodded and turned to take large strides in order to quickly exit the compound. People greeted him with kind smiles and cheerful waves, however Sasuke looked straight on. He was no idiot, he knew about the way some of the other members of the Uchiha clan treated Sakura; it wasn't their immediate family, just everyone else.

Though their relationship wasn't perfect and there was still a lot of awkwardness, especially after they... well, anyway, he realized that they were beginning to catch on to each other's habits. For example, Sasuke knew Sakura loved to sleep and to spend time in their large garden, while she knew not to talk to him after he came back from a mission.

Sasuke sighed as he searched for her chakra signature amongst the busy streets. Strangely, his wife was way more in touch with her chakra than any other civilian he had found. She had an average chakra capacity, something a low end chunin might even have.

He eventually found her thanks to her hair, which stood out like a sore thumb. Sakura was wearing a dark kimono that contrasted with her pale skin, the Uchiha emblem blazing on the back. She was standing outside a sweets store; that was another thing he learned about her, Sakura loved sweets.

Sasuke scrunched his face when he recognized the blonde she was talking to. Ino was her name; another civilian who ran the Yamanaka flower shop. It was no surprise that the flower and herb specialists would become friends.

He watched her from afar as she spoke with exaggerated expressions and gestures. He winced, when she nearly knocked a little boy over with a particularly large hand movement. The dark haired man pushed his way through the crowd and almost chuckled when he saw how her eyes widened.

"Sasuke?" Sakura said, which caused her friend to turn.

"Oh! Moshi-moshi!" Ino said cheerfully, with a slight wave.

Sasuke nodded, and went to stand next to Sakura, where he grabbed the bags in her hand, ignoring her meek protest.

"Ano, Sasuke this is…"

"Ino," he said to cut Sakura off. She nodded and clasped her hands together.

"It's nice to meet you in person, finally! I mean, I keep telling forehead to bring you over for some tea but she never does. You would think with her large head she would have that much sense…" Ino said with a sweet smile.

"Shut up pig," Sakura snapped.

"Whatever, billboard brow," They glared at each other, before they bursted into giggles. Sasuke shifted awkwardly, not used to being the third wheel.

"Anyway, come over tonight for dinner okay? It'll be just Choji, and me," Ino said, while she flipped her long ponytail back.

"Oh, I don't think we can Ino, you know somethi-"

"Aa, we'll be therem" Sasuke said and curtly nodded. Sakura looked up wide eyed.

"I like you already," Ino winked, "no more terrible excuses," the blonde said, and wiggled a finger at Sakura, before she turned towards Sasuke, "honestly, next time she would probably say that the whole Uchiha clan was wiped out, just to avoid coming"

Sakura huffed and crossed her arms, "I'm not that stupid Ino."

The blonde rolled her eyes, "Whatever, just make sure to come at around six, that's when Choji comes back from work. Actually, Sasuke you probably know him, he works with your brother."

The Uchiha nodded, "I've seen him around."

Ino smiled, "Good, I hope Sakura doesn't bother you too much. She can honestly be quite a talker."

The green eyed girl blushed, before kindly asking, "Do you need me to make anything?"

The blonde rolled her eyes, "No Sakura, you're coming to an Akimichi's house."

"Oh, right," the pink Uchiha mumbled, "Well, see you soon pig," Sakura smiled, giving her friend a quick hug.

"Ja ne! Don't be late!" Ino warned before walking away.

The couple walked in silence as they weaved through the busy markets streets, heading towards the compound. It wasn't awkward, just quiet as Sasuke mentally pointed out. He sighed out loud and shifted the bags into his other hand.

"What's wrong?" Sakura asked as looked up at him.

The Uchiha glanced at her, "Nothing."

They remained silent again for a few moments, until Sasuke spoke up.

"Forehead?" He questioned while he raised an eyebrow.

The pink haired girl blushed a deep red and turned away from him, "It's a nickname. I was always conscious about my forehead, it was large when I was younger but I guess I grew into it," Sakura shrugged.

Sasuke spoke as he scrutinized her face, "Not really, it's still large."

"Hey!" Sakura pouted and smacked his arm, "It's not that big," she said desperately as she patted the area.

"No it is," her husband said nonchalantly.

"No it isn't," she countered, while crossing her arms and scowling. .

Sasuke smirked, "I'm just kidding," he ran a hand through his hair, "Can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead."

"Why did you keep making up excuses?" Sasuke said, and left the rest of his question unheard.

Sakura scrunched up her face, before she shrugged and looked up, "I didn't want to… I don't know… force you? Or make you have to… You're busy with missions and it's tiring and then well you know…"

Sasuke growled, "No, no I don't know. You can ask me if you want anything, I'm not a stranger." Well, not anymore.

Sakura's face reflected her surprise, before she smiled and latched onto his arm, "Gomen, Sasuke. I'll ask next time."

They walked in silence towards the Uchiha compound as their shoes patted against the dirt road. Sasuke glanced at the bag in his hand, there were a few plants that peeked out from the side, with a large bag of sweets that gleamed innocently on top.

The dark haired man rolled his eyes.

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Think of these as one-shots rather than stories.

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QUICK QUESTION

Do you have a sweet tooth? (I love sweets more than anything, except for dark chocolate cuz its bitter 0.0 )